NHL Playoff Preview 2014

2014 STANLEY CUP PLAYOFF PREDICTIONS

WhatIfSports.com presents its 2014 Stanley Cup playoff predictions. The main bracket and round-by-round series breakdowns are below. The table to the right of the bracket displays the likelihood of each team advancing, based on its performance in the simulation.

We simulated the entire Stanley Cup playoffs 1,001 times using the current season rosters and statistics. Home-ice advantage is taken into account. Average wins and losses per series are indicated in the white boxes within the bracket. To toggle between rounds, click the appropriate link below the bracket. If you wish to simulate any 2014 NHL playoff series yourself, click on the NHL SimMatchup links below the main bracket.

Injury Note: All injured players that are slated to return during the playoffs were left in the simulation, while all players predicted to be sidelined for the duration of the playoffs were removed from the simulation. See how the Tampa Bay Lightning fare when goalie Ben Bishop is removed from the simulation.